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Just posted in the Talana thread but well worth repeating here;


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BSACM reverse Rhodesia 1896 (T.S.M. A. G. Cottrell. B.S.A. Police.)
[ QSA (4) Talana, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing's Nek, SA01 (Tpr Natal Police)]
[ Trio ]

Alfred George Cottrell was a native of Bristol before emigrating to to South Africa. He joined the British South Africa Police and served in Rhodesia and Mashonaland in 1896 and 1897 (Medal and Clasp). He took part in the Jameson Raid and served in the Natal Police during the Boer War (Queen’s Medal with clasps for Talana, Defence of Ladysmith, and Laing's Nek). He died at Kroonstadt on 9 February 1916, as reported in a local Bristol newspaper:

‘Mr. Harry Cottrell, of Westbury-on-Trym, has just received news of the death of his brother, Alfred George Cottrell, at Kroonstadt, South Africa. Deceased, who had many friends in Bristol, was the youngest son of the late Mr. Henry Cottrell, of this city. For the last five-and-twenty years he has been in South Africa, and was last home on a visit about three years ago. He fought through the Matabele Wars, against Zulus and against Boers. He was in the Jameson Raid, and went through the Siege of Ladysmith. Latterly he has been fighting against the Germans in Africa, and was invalided at Korrnstadt, where he died on the 9th February.

From the next Mowbray Collectables auction:

QSA (2) Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing's Nek (2014 TPR L. E. MARTIN. NATAL POLICE)

Verified on WO100/241p134.

Discharged 16 November 1900.

Possible also served in the Standerton Police.

Medal and clasps replaced in February 1913.

From the City Coins auction, 4 November 2022

QSA (4) Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek (2348 Tpr: J. F. Levick. Natal Police)

James Frederick Levick enlisted 1 July 1899, discharged 1 July 1902, re-joined 5 August 1902, discharged 31 March 1912.

He died in Johannesburg on 27 August 1934.

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QSA (2) Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (2413 Tpr: W. C. Purdam. Natal Police.),

A very distressed SAGS to the Natal Police.


Picture courtesy of Noonan's

SAGS (0) (Tr. Myers Natal Police) heavy surface corrosion and pitting, edge bruising and loss of naming detail, very poor

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QSA (2) Relief of Ladysmith, South Africa 1901, top clasp loose on riband (1226 Tpr: H. Knott. Natal Police)

RoL on WO100/261p132
SA01 on WO100/261p164

A note says 'Natal throughout war'